Device for controlling horses.



No. 808,011. PATENTED DEC. 19, 1905. J. CHERRY.

DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING HORSES.

APPLICATION FILED we. 11. 1904.

UNITED STATES PATENT orrronc Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 19, 1905.

Application filed August 11, 1904. Serial No. 220,421.

To all whom, it 11mg concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN CHERRY, of Nobleton, in the'county of York, inthe Province of Ontario, Canada, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Devices for Controlling Horses, of which the followingis the specification.

My invention relates to improvements in devices for controlling horses;and the object of the invention is to devise a simple attachment to thehalter whereby horses may be prevented from jumping fences or biting orinterfering with each other; and it consists, essentially, of a halterprovided with rigid bars having attached to their lower ends a hingedextension connected by a joint which will allow of the bars to foldoutwardly to permit of horses grazing or drinking, but will not foldinwardly, the parts being arranged and constructed in detail, ashereinafter more particularly explained.

Figure 1 is a perspective View showing my improved device. Fig. 2 is anenlarged detail.

In the drawings like letters of reference indicate corresponding partsin each figure.

A is the neck-band of the halter, B the throatband, C the nose-band, andD the head-band, which are connected together in the usual manner.

E E are the side bands, which are reinforced by stifi or rigid barsFF,secured to the same by bolts and nuts ff. The lower ends of the bars F Fare provided with a bevel f and a narrowed portion f and have connectedto them the extensions F F, having the upper ends reversely formed, soas to fit the beveled ends f the two parts being connected together bythe pins f".

f is a strip of thin metal to protect the bars F and to stiffen thesame.

It will be noticed that the bevel is forwardly inclined from rear tofront. It will consequently be seen that the bars may readily fold intothe position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1, so as to allow the horseto graze and drink; but such supplemental bars will not bend inwardly onaccount of the peculiar form of the joint, and thereby will serve toprevent the horse from jumping a fence or from interfering with eachother.

What I claim as my invention is 1. The combination with a halter havingside straps, of the side bars attached to the side straps, and theextension-bars and means for connecting the extension-bars to the sidebars, as and for the purpose specified.

2. The combination with the halter having side straps, of the side barsattached to the side straps and each provided with a narrowed lower endand a beveled portion at the junction of said narrowed portion with thebar and the extension-bars provided with a correspondingly-formed endand beveled portion and pins connecting the two bars as and for thepurpose specified.

JOHN CHERRY.

Witnesses:

M. MOLAREN, A. A. BATES.

